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Time and time again, studies link good physical health (healthy diet, exercise) to good mental health (decreased depression and stress), and good mental health to increased productivity and creative thinking. You’re not doing your business any favours by not taking care of yourself. Invest in future you, and ultimately your business, by practicing self-care. We’ve put together 9 quick tips for busy entrepreneurs.

Working from home is something we've all dreamed of.

You know, being able to work your own hours, wear pajamas all day while enjoying the freedom of doing what you want, when you want..

While all of that sounds incredible, it can be hard to stay productive with all the different distractions at home.

How can you stay focused when your cute new cat is rubbing up against you just begging to be cuddled? How can you stay productive when in the back of your mind, a pile of dishes has been growing in your kitchen?

That's why we wrote this post. We'll go over some simple ways you can be more productive while working from home.

Say hello to seven of the first Shopify stores. We spoke with each founder and took a shared walk down memory lane—all the way back to day one. During our conversations, we revisited the key milestones in their businesses and the lessons they learned along the way.

Continual self-education is what makes great entrepreneurs. But it can be hard to fit time to learn into your busy schedule. Podcasts are great because they free you up to absorb knowledge while you got about your day. Here are 21 business podcasts you should subscribe to.

Want to boost your own productivity—and your team’s productivity—in 2020? Check out these 19 free productivity apps that will help you and your team identify your priorities easily, block distractions effortlessly, and automate your most mundane and repetitive tasks.

Every entrepreneur at some point learns the true meaning of "focus" and how it applies to so much more than just time management. In this episode of Shopify Masters, we talk about how to apply it to your product, your marketing, and more with a founder who built a million dollar jean company.

Unmanaged stress is a problem that tends to create more problems. It can impact your sleep, which hampers your performance, which can stress you out even more. But "stress is bad" is a far too common and simplistic way of looking at this problem.

With Shopify’s educational content now spanning blog posts, guides, podcasts, video courses, live workshops, and many other formats, we wanted to take a look back and recap a shortlist of highlights from 2018.

When you’re running a store on top of a full-time job, it can be hard to find time to dedicate to your business—much less make the most of that time when you have it.

We spoke with eight entrepreneurs who are currently rocking full-time jobs here at Shopify about how they run their stores, manage a full-time job, and make the most of the time they have available.

Hiring an expert can be an intimidating step, especially since the whole point is to pay someone to do something you don’t know how to do.

However, contracting an expert is also a really powerful way to amp up your business. Here’s how to navigate the entire process, and figure out if you’re ready.

Technology has given many of us the freedom to work from anywhere as freelancers, entrepreneurs, and full-time employees, students, retirees, and stay-at-home parents.

For some, “anywhere” is a local coffee shop. For others, it’s warmer climates. And for the vast majority, it’s simply on the couch in the comfort of their own homes.

We’ve put together this list of remote work tools and travel apps to make your life easier, whether you choose to work from home or on the go.